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Antibiotics Flashcards

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat non-severe community acquired pneumonia?

A

Amoxicillin PO OR Doxycycline PO

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat severe community acquired pneumonia?

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Co-amoxiclav IV + Doxycycline IV

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat severe community acquired pneumonia if the patient is allergic to penicillin?

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Levofloxacin IV

by itself

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat non-severe hospital acquired pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin IV + Metronidazole IV

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat severe hospital acquired pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin IV + Metronidazole IV + Gentamicin IV

pick this triple therapy for anything if in doubt

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A patient with severe hospital acquired pneumonia has been treated for 7 days using amoxicillin/metronidazole/gentamicin triple therapy and their condition has improved.

How would you step down their treatment?

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Co-trimoxazole PO + Metronidzole PO

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat acute infective exacerbations of COPD?

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Amoxicillin PO OR Doxycycline PO

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat subacute native valve endocarditis?

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Amoxicillin IV + Gentamicin IV

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat acute native valve endocarditis?

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Flucloxacillin IV

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat prosthetic valve / MRSA-related endocarditis?

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Vancomycin IV + Rifampicin PO + Gentamicin IV

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat mild diabetic foot sepsis?

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Flucloxacillin OR Doxycycline

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat severe diabetic foot sepsis?

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Flucloxacillin / Doxycycline + Metronidazole

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat non-severe C. difficile gastroenteritis?

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Metronidazole

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat severe C. difficile gastroenteritis?

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Vancomycin ORAL

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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat peritonitis, biliary tract infection or intra-abdominal infection?

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Amoxicillin + Metronidazole + Gentamicin

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A patient with peritonitis has been treated for 7 days using amoxicillin/metronidazole/gentamicin triple therapy and has improved.

How would you step down their treatment?

A

Co-trimoxazole + Metronidazole

17
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Which antibiotic therapy is used to treat typical acute gastroenteritis?

A

You don’t tend to use antibiotics for acute gastroenteritis unless you really need to e.g C. diff infection

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